Dr Pepper Brownies
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Ahhh…the seasons – they sure are changing quick …wait, no, I am not referring to the weather (last time I checked, (for me), it’s still 3-layer-fleece weather here!) I am referring to the seasons in our home ~ let me clarify : there was the “Season of Barney” when my daughter was a wee one, then the “Season of The Wiggles”, then came the “Season of The Jonas Brothers”, which went into the longest lasting season of them all – the “Season of Taylor Lautner”! After our recent Netflix marathon-viewing of Friday Night Lights, I was foreseeing a “Season of Taylor Kitsch” on the horizon, but, that didn’t quite happen! What did happen is my daughter developed this un-genetic, One of a kind love for College Football!
Prior to this recent change in “seasons” at our home, whenever I was over at friends’ places during the big college game, I always found myself more interested in the appetizers and desserts than the actual game…I was THAT person who would pose the question “when you refer to ‘your team’, does that mean YOU are on the team?” – whenever someone tried to engage me in game-talk. But, it’s a totally different ballgame when that someone became my daughter!
This year (when the weather was still 1-layer-of-fleece cold), my daughter dragged me along to just about every football game in a 5 mile radius of our home! Since it’s been 3-layer-fleece weather, my daughter has “puppy-dog-eyed” me into watching several college football games with her, explaining and interjecting her commentary along the way. Now, she is suggesting a homegating extravaganza for the big college game!
For me to make it through such an extravaganza, I figured snacks are a must – snacks that are salty, and snacks that are sweet and snacks that are somewhere in-between salty and sweet. And, that’s where these brownies come into play.
The first time I accidentally churned out these 4 ingredient brownies, I was experimenting with sugar free options for my mom as she is a diabetic. As she and my daughter love Dr Pepper, I figured I would use Diet Dr Pepper as the “sugar” in a quick and easy brownie recipe. These brownies that I am sharing here today, however, are not completely sugar free, though. I picked up one of the Dr Pepper Ten limited edition College Championship bottles and A Dr Pepper bottle from my neighborhood Kroger; I used Dr Pepper Ten instead of Diet Dr Pepper and semi sweet chocolate instead of unsweetened chocolate in these brownies.
These brownies are not overly sweet, but, dense and oh so chocolatey, and are just as good chased down with a tall cold glass of milk or Dr Pepper.
So…between you and me…
Have you ever asked or been asked “when you refer to ‘your team’, does that mean YOU are on the team”? (or is that just me?)
Are you for homegating or tailgating?
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup Dr Pepper Ten or Diet Dr Pepper if making this sugar free
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup and 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips or unsweetened chocolate for sugar free version
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350
- Beat eggs with electric mixer till eggs double in quantity
- Add Dr Pepper Ten (or Diet Dr Pepper if making this sugar free), and cocoa powder and mix well
- Fold in 1/2 cup chocolate chips and pour into a parchment lined loaf pan
- Bake 20 minutes
- When cooled slightly, melt the other 1/2 cup of chocolate chips and pour over the brownies
- Top with chopped pecans and then slice into 6 or 8 pieces
Dr Pepper brownies?! This look so decadent!! Happy New Year, my dear 🙂
Ok i may be lost but the 4 ingredients seem to me would be a dense brownie just eggs, cocoa, soda and pecans to me don’t sound like they would be a thick brownie. Is this recipe for a 4×4 pan. And there’s no flour. They look amazing in your pic. And thick, but I can’t see that in these ingredients.
Thanks so much for your comment – These brownies were made in a loaf pan and the combination of Dr Pepper with the 1/2 cup of melted chocolate and 4 eggs and cocoa powder resulted in some thick brownies. I also tossed in another half cup of chocolate chips which sank to the bottom of the brownies – the pecans were only as a topping. I have made these with diet soda and sugar free chocolate chips and they have resulted in a very similarly textured brownie. Hope this helps answer your question.
Dang, girl! Your Dr. P brownies look sensational! I love that they are gluten free, too. Wishing you and your family all the very best in 2015, Shashi! xo
No way! I had no idea you could make brownies with Dr. P! That’s insanely cool Shashi!
these look heavenly!
I love these brownies! They look so rich and decadent, but since you made them I feel like they must be healthy 😉 And therefore, I can eat more! I’ve never baked with Dr. P but I’ll have to give it a go! Pinned!